From a Baker's Kitchen: Techniques and Recipes for Professional Quality Baking in the Home Kitchen Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)`From a Baker's Kitchen' by poet, teacher, and writer Gail Sher is easily one of the very best books on bread baking I have seen, out of the dozen or so I have reviewed in the last year. This is not to say that the many volumes by Peter Reinhart, Joe Ortiz, Nancy Silverton, Bernard Clayton, and Rose...

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Start Fresh: Your Child's Jump Start to Lifelong Healthy Eating Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Realizing that healthy eating involves eating as a family, Tyler Florence has filled this book with recipes that work for everyone in the house. Last night I made Roast Turkey with Herbed Vegetables (page 72). Not only was it easy to make, but it was delicious! Roasting is a nice way to make a flavorful...

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The Bread Bible: 300 Favorite Recipes Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book is just wonderful! I have been baking bread by hand for several years now and have thouroughly enjoyed it, but this book has helped me to stretch beyond the recipe and try some new things. In the past 2 weeks, I think I have made 7 recipes out of this book. I just can't seem to stop. The Bulgur...

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Secrets of a Jewish Baker: Recipes for 125 Breads from Around the World Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The point of "Secrets of a Jewish Baker" is not just to provide you with recipes, but rather to help you create professional-quality loaves in your own kitchens. If you find you have difficulty making a truly light and airy loaf of bread, a whole-grain loaf that's tasty as well as nutritious, or a crusty...

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The Accidental Werewolf (The Accidental Series, Book 1) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)You know when you start to read a book and you get so into it that you forget about eating and sleeping and even your children? This is one of those books. I literally could not put this book down and finished it in 2 days. (It would have been hours, not days but the children did eventually convince...

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Vegan Cooking Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I love the style of cooking in this book: relatively simple recipes, most often with everyday ingredients; well written instructions; and a focus on whole foods (including the use of whole grain flours and unrefined sweeteners whenever possible). It is packed with recipes, 240 to be exact, so there options...

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1,000 Gluten-Free Recipes (1,000 Recipes) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I checked this book out from the library to test-drive it before giving it a place on my bookshelf. I was annoyed to see that her primary mix was not the usual rice-potato-tapioca mix, instead using sorghum-potato/corn-tapioca, but I had all the flours on-hand so I decided to mix it up and give it a...

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Betty Crocker Cookbook: Everything You Need to Know to Cook Today, New Tenth Edition Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I have always had a Betty Crocker cookbook around. It was the first cookbook I took with me when I moved away from home, and it still remains the first book I grab for if I have *any* questions about a recipe I'm making.The book is great for cooks of all levels. It has a lot of great introductory information...

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The No-Salt Cookbook: Reduce or Eliminate Salt Without Sacrificing Flavor Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The recipes are easy to follow. The food turns out wonderful and still with lots of flavor. Try the breakfast sausage recipe. I was so sorry to have to give up sausage but this is a great alternative!Click Here to see more reviews about: The No-Salt Cookbook: Reduce or Eliminate Salt Without Sacrificing...

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Free for All Cooking: 150 Easy Gluten-Free, Allergy-Friendly Recipes the Whole Family Can Enjoy Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)A big "Thank you" to Jules for writing this cookbook, and then for having the courage to give it a title that represents the content. As a physician who specializes in food allergies and intolerances I know that many, many people have reactions to multiple foods, and I see more every day. Gluten is getting...

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Eat This Not That Supermarket Survival Guide: The No-Diet Weight Loss Solution Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I know, that sounds like a wild claim. And I'm surprised I wrote it.I own both of the previous Eat This Not That books (Thousands of Simple Food Swaps, For Kids!), so when I noticed this one was about to come out I decided to skip it. What more could it offer than what was already in the other two?Then,...

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Men's Health Muscle Chow: More Than 150 Meals to Feed Your Muscles and Fuel Your Workouts Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)It's hard to find a decent clean-eating cookbook. This one certainly is decent, but I wouldn't give it much more praise than that. There are some recipes that are pretty good and all of them are quite straightforward, but my major problem with the book is that some of the recipes are complete fluff that...

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American Heart Association Quick & Easy Cookbook: More Than 200 Healthful Recipes You Can Make in Minutes Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)My young husband had a heart a attack and with a new baby we have plenty of motivation to eat heart healthy. Someone bought this book for us and we cook from it every night. The recipies are easy, with few, easily found ingredients and tasty too. We are buying them for all of our family for Christmas...

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Zone Meals in Seconds: 150 Fast and Delicious Recipes for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner (Zone (Regan)) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Few books prompt me to want to TELL THE WORLD because it may make a big difference in the quality of life of anyone who reads it. This is the first time that I have tried the Zone diet and fish oil supplements so it was all news to me and makes sense. I don't usually buy recipe books but this is more...

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Cast Iron Cooking For Dummies Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is a very good introduction to cooking with cast iron. The first couple of chapters give you the basics of using cast iron (seasoning, how and what to buy, caring for and using, etc.). The second part of the book has all the recipes with chapters on meats, poultry, seafood, vegetables, breads/cornbreads,...

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The Food Allergy Mama's Baking Book: Great Dairy-, Egg-, and Nut-Free Treats for the Whole Family Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)To say this is the ABSOLUTE BEST cookbook for children with allergys would be a HUGE understatement. It does not get any better than this book. Kelly has a true gift. I have several other cookbooks and they are terrible. I love how Kellys recipes are every day household items. I live out in the middle...

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Vegan Lunch Box: 130 Amazing, Animal-Free Lunches Kids and Grown-Ups Will Love Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I just received my copy of Vegan Lunch Box after much anticipation. I was a fan of the blog that inspired the book and for some reason expected the format of the book to be similar, which is what appealed to me. Unfortunately, the entire book is laid out in a new way.First of all, there are virtually...

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